Marquette | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Marquette in Manitoba |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Interlake Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 14 |
Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
Leader Name1: | Rural Municipality of Woodlands Council |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | James Bezan |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Leader Name3: | Trevor King |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Coordinates: | 50.0644°N -97.7328°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | R0H 0V0 |
Area Code: | 204, 431 |
Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank1 Info: | 062I04 |
Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank2 Info: | GAQFT |
Website: | http://www.rmwoodlands.info |
Marquette is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands in the Interlake Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 46 kilometres (29 miles) northwest of Winnipeg.[1]
The post office opened in 1871 as Baie St. Paul, changed to Marquette in 1891. The community was first noted as Marquette Station in 1882, named for French-born Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette.[2]
Marquette experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb[3]) with warm to hot summers and cold winters.